Bicycle Injury Attorney
As Americans do their best to deal with an ongoing recession, many are discovering different ways to cut costs, whether it is using coupons, eating out less or putting off major purchases. Some are even going to the extreme by ditching their cars and have begun biking to work.
Unfortunately along with the savings and environmental benefits comes a new danger: bicycle accidents. In 2007 nearly 700 bicyclists were killed on American roadways. Unsurprisingly, on an annual basis, over 90% of the cyclists killed in the US die in crashes involving automobiles. The most frequent situation in which cyclists are killed on our roads is a male older than 16, who is not wearing a helmet while riding on a busy road, in between intersections in urban areas at night during the summer.
With stats like that it should come as no surprise that any bicycle accident can result in serious injuries and possibly even permanent disabilities. In fact, on an average annual basis over half a million bicyclists will visit emergency rooms with injuries. Roughly 67,000 of those involve head injuries and 27,000 are severe enough to result in hospitalization.
Non-helmeted riders are 14 times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than helmeted riders. But not all accidents are the fault of the cyclists. If you or a loved one has been seriously injured as a result of a bike accident, contact bicycle injury lawyer Jeffery Killino.
Jeffery Killino has settled dozens of cases as a bicycle injury lawyer where riders were hurt or injured by negligent drivers, poor road conditions, or dangerous and defective helmets.
Laws are extremely complex and vary greatly depending on the details of each and every accident. If you or a loved one have been seriously injured in a bike accident through no fault of your own, you may be entitled to financial compensation for your injuries.
Call child injury lawyer Jeffery Killino for a free consultation today.